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How to care for spider plants

Versatile, bombproof, and vigorous, the spider plant is one of the best hanging houseplants. Hazel Sillver looks at how to grow this air-purifying African evergreen
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How to care for a pothos plant

Pothos are vigorous fuss-free houseplants that can be trained to cascade down walls. Hazel Sillver looks at how to get the best from these enthusiastic evergreen climbers
Need to Know

10 underrated houseplants, according to professional green thumbs

It isn’t all about Monstera and parlor palms
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How to care for air plants

Low maintenance and exotic, air plants (Tillandsia) are one of the most enchanting houseplants to grow. Hazel Sillver looks at how to care for these intriguing epiphytes
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How to care for peace lilies

Peace lilies are lush, glossy houseplants that help to purify the air. Hazel Sillver looks at how to grow them successfully
Decoration

How to decorate your house with indoor plants, according to designers

Elevate your interiors in an instant with brilliant expert advice for bringing plant life into the home.
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How to grow monstera deliciosa, the Swiss cheese plant

Monstera deliciosa adds character and drama to a room with its huge, holey leaves. Hazel Sillver looks at the origins of this enormous houseplant and how to care for it.
Decoration

How to harmonise your colour scheme with plants

From an extract of his new book, Living Wild, interior designer and plant stylist Hilton Carter shares how to add flora to your home's colour scheme, adding a tinge of the pastoral and a tonne of vitality  
Decoration

The plant trends we’re leaving behind in 2023

Here’s what eight experts suggest doing instead to spruce up your interiors
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How to care for orchids

Orchids are highly desirable houseplants, being exotic and elegant with a long flowering period. Hazel Sillver looks at the best ones to buy and how to grow them successfully
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How to care for succulents

Light-loving, drought-tolerant succulents make superb long-lived houseplants that require minimal care. Hazel Sillver looks at how to get the best out of these resillient indoor exotics
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How to repot a plant without killing it 

You needn't have a green thumb to repot a plant well. Learn from the world's best plant whisperers at the Royal Horticultural Society to help you and your greens thrive, no matter the pot they're in
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Is the money plant the ideal houseplant?

Bombproof Crassula ovata is one of the easiest indoor plants to grow and is said to bring fortune into the house. Hazel Sillver looks at how to care for this characterful long-lived succulent
Clever's 2023 Trend Forecast

The ultimate indoor plants trend forecast for 2023

No matter the aesthetic, a touch of greenery will never go out of style. 
Planting Advice

A guide to virtually indestructible house plants

If you're the opposite of green-fingered, these are the hard-to-kill houseplants for you